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in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months
of graduation. There’s never been a better time to consider Hope College.

As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, Hope College sponsors
22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2014 NCAA Division
III National Championship women’s volleyball team.

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Economics Degree Program

Economics students complete extensive, rigorous research projects that integrate data
analysis with current topics, culminating in presentations to department faculty and
the Hope community.

Economics students develop the quantitative and analytical toolset appropriate for
a digital age that is awash in information but lacking clear direction. Our students
learn how to handle data responsibly and develop practical solutions to real world
problems.

Our majors are equipped with knowledge and experience necessary to tackle some of
the toughest problems head on:

Reforming health care

Shaping a healthy financial system

Addressing poverty in the developing world

Envisioning environmentally sustainable business practices

They’re also in high demand. In recent surveys, economics graduates reported among
the highest earnings, second only to engineering and physics in wages over a career.

Economics majors excel in graduate school admissions, scoring among the top on the
LSAT, GMAT and GRE exams.

Declaration Process

To declare a major in economics, submit a completed major declaration form to the Department of Economics and Business Office.

Search economics consulting (different from management consulting, but also appropriate
for economics majors), economics research assistant or junior economist. Economics
majors are competitive in banking, finance, investments and other traditional business
fields, as well. In short, an economics major opens doors to careers in government,
for-profit business, nonprofit agencies and academia.

There’s no need to take any 300-level classes before registering for a 400-level course.
In other words, pay attention to course prerequisities.

Consider spending a summer in a business- or nonprofit-oriented internship, another
at a policy-oriented internship (think tank or government office) and another conducting
collaborative research with an economics faculty member.

Interested in summer research on campus? Take Intermediate Micro and Econometrics
as early as possible.

Graduate study in economics may require additional math classes; talk to a professor
about your plans for suggestions.

Hope College will offer an advance screening of the new documentary “The Pursuit,” which explores the question of how to create a better world for all, starting with those at the margins of society, on Monday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.